Measuring-vessel support.



M. P. MOORE; MEASURING VESSEL SUPPORT.

APPLIGATION IILED MAR; 7, 1908.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

Elvwantoz Wit" one:

MAHLON P. MOORE, OF NORTH ANSON, MAINE.

MEASURING-VESSEL, SUPPORT.

To all whom it may] concern:

Be it known that l, MAHLON P. MOORE, a

citizen of the United States of America, and

resident of North Anson, in the county of Somerset and State of Maine,have invented eertain new and useful Improvements in .Measuring-VesselSupports, of which the follmving is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inmeasuring vessel supports, or, in other words, to an adjustable shelf,support or the like designed for supporting a jug or other receptacle orcontainer beneath the pump such as is used in grocery stores for pumpingmolasses, or other liquids or substances, and it has for its ob ectsamong'others to provide a simple, cheap and durable device designed tobe supported from the hollow tube extending up from the barrel, andcapable of quick and easy adjustment to accommodate jugs or. otherreceptacles of various heights so as to bring them into proper positionto receive the molasses or other substance.

It has for a further object to provide a device of this character whichshall be certain in its action, sure .to remain in place whereveradjusted, constructed to occupy but little space, readily turned uponits support so. as

to be out of the way when not in use, and holding itself in positionmore securely as the weight in the receptacle increases.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appearand the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the nuinerals of reference marked thereon, form a part ofthis-specification and in which Figure 1. is a perspective view showingthe application of my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one ofthe clamps for holding the rod. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on theline 3'-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail in vertical sectionthrough'a portion of the shelf. Fig. 5 is a eispective view showng amodified form 0 rod with the cooperatmg portion of the shelf or sup ort.Fig. 6 is a perspective detail of the ro seen in Fig. 5. I like numeralsof reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates the delivery pipe of a pump ofany suitable or well known form of construction of which 2 is thedischarge spout.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 7, 1908. Serial No. 419,808.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

3 is a rod which mayassume any desired form in cross section, beingshown in Figs. 1

and 4 as substantially round, and this rod is v designed to be securedto the pipe or tube 1 parallel therewith. In the present instance, Ihave shown it as secured by means of two clamps, one near-each end ofthe rod. As the two clamps in this instance are alike in all respects, adetailed description of one will suHice for both. One of such clamps isshown detached in Fig. 2 and comprises a main portion 4 forming a littlemore than onehalf of a circle, one endof the metalthereof being turnedat an angle, as seen in Fig. 2, to form the flange 5. The other end ofthe metal of the portion 4. is bent at an angle to form the flangeportion 6 and the tubular portion 7, the free end of said portion 4being formed into a flange member of the clamp. 1t is formed at one endwith the flange 10 which is designed to engage and lie pamllel with theflange 8, while the other end is bent outwardly to form a flange 11which when in use is designed to contact with and lie flat against theflange 5. The flanges 5 and 11 are provided with coincident openings toreceive a bolt 12 upon which is a nut 13 by which the parts are clampedfirmly together. The flange 10 is provided with an opening and throughan open ng in the flange 8 and a 0 is the cooperating- 14 through whichcoincident o ening in the flange 6 is designed to pass a be t 16adapt-ed to receive a nut 17 to clamp the flanges 6, S and 10 firmlytogether, as will be understood from Fig. 3. In practice, the clamps areput around tube or pipe 1 and the bolts 1.2 inserted and the nuts 13screwed upthereon. The rod 3 is tubular members 7 of then placed withinthe clamps and then the the upper and lower the bolts 16 inserted andthe nuts 17 screwed up so as to firmly clamp the flanges 6, 8. and 10together, when the tubular members are formation may be employed ifdesired.-

From this main portion extends the lug or member 19 which extends uwardly at an anle therefrom and is provi ed with an openmg 20 whichextents vertically when the member 19 is in a horizontal position, or

- when the shelf is in the position seen in Figs.

1 and 4, with the main [member horizontal and the member 19 inclined,the opening is out of parallel with the 'perppndicular, as

seen best in Fig. 4, so that t e upper and lower edges bind against therod 3-, and-the"v more wei ht :u on the member 18 the more I secure be te clutch or frictional efiect or grifnupon the rod. 1

practice, the member 19 is sleeved u on the rod 3 between the clam 's,before the latter are a plied, and the s elf or support is readily austable up or down, it belng only neee'esary to elevatethe ortion 18until the o emng 20 becomes su stantially parallel. with the rod whenthe shelf may be moved u or down as may be required. As soon as t e handis removed from the shelf, the latter automatically gravitates into theposition seen in Fig. 4 and the shelf is clutched firmly upon the rod.

in practice, the shelf is adjusted to the proper height to accommodatethe jug or receptacle 21 so as-to bring it into pro or posi- 25 a h tionto receive the mo sses or ot er substance delivered from the dischargespout 2,

as indicated by dotted lines in'Fig. 1, a funnel 22 being employed ifdesired. When not in use, the shelf may be swung around to one side or.the other out of the way, and may be held in such position in the samemanner as it is held in osition to receive the jug..-

Ifdesire I may sometimes form the rod with a polygonal portion, as seenat 23 in Figs. 5 and 6, arranging the same at a point on the rod wherethe shelf will be disposed to accommodate the jugs or other receptaclesof 7 its vertica adjusted position without any ;while the jug being thisconstruction permits of the shelf being around out of the way and thenlow-" ered so that its opening 20 en ages over the the height mostcommonly used. By the empfloyment of this polygonal portion the shecannot accidentall be swung around ed.- Furthermore polygonal ortion andthe she thus held in weight thereon. By reason of the member 19extending at-an angle upward from the sipporting member of the shelf, Iam ened to make the o ening 20' therethro u h with its sides paralle andvertical when t e member 19 is in a horizontal osition' andjb'extendingthe weiglht farther rom' the clutc the biting or clutc ingpointsare dis osed so as to afford a better grip, and when t e memher-18assumes its horizontal position the greater the weight the more securethe grip on the rod. I

- The invention is applicable to other uses than that hereinillustrated,

What I claim as new 1. The combination with the delivery tube tion witha flange at one end, and at the other and formed with a flange, atubular portion and a terminal flange, and a cooperating'member havingoutwardly exten mg flanges, means-passed through the flanges between therodand tube for securely clamping said flanges and compressing thetubular portion about a rod, a rod clamped 1n said tubular'portion, anda shelf vertically adjustable on the rod and having'an angular portionwith opening out of parallelism with the rod.- y 2. The combination witha tube, of a cyof a pump, of a clamp comprising a main porlindrical rodclamped thereto and havin a polyfgonal portion between its; ends, an ashe having an upwardly-extending member sleeved u on said rod with itsopening out of paralle ism with the'rod. and engage-

